Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf break

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 Apr 2026 NZST
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Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
14.3° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 8AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.9
S
2.3
S
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SE
2.4
ESE
3
SE
2.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)88881010109106778888888999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)591451471843203923562582982824887649049109088918098487981162135692414771086
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SE
5
N
5
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52AM
1.91
5:22PM
2.05
5:46AM
1.89
6:19PM
2.05
6:44AM
1.87
7:19PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:07AM
0.07
11:44PM
0.12
12:03PM
0.07
12:44AM
0.14
1:03PM
0.09
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:05-------7:05-------7:07-----
Sunset----5:46-------5:45-------5:44---
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------111-----111-111
Temp. °C131314151313131212111010988888999998
Feels °C (?)11121214911976422100111212222
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